Inpatient Ordering of Blood Tests
Scenario
You need to place a blood test order: either for immediate collection; collection later on; or to be collected by a phlebotomist.
Instructions
If you require information on how to navigate to this screen, please see the guides on Ordering from the Workflow or Ordering from Requests/Care Plans.
Having navigated to the Orders for Signature screen for the test(s) you are requesting, you will be required to fill in all relevant details:
If you are ordering a Blood Test for immediate collection
- From the Orders for Signature screen, select the order(s) in the top part of the screen.
- Complete the following details, mandatory fields are highlighted in yellow, in the bottom of the screen:
- Are you collecting the sample now? – select YES
- Collection Priority – as appropriate
- Reason for request – as appropriate
- Collection Date and Time – as appropriate
- Do you want to print a label? – select YES
- Lead Clinician to receive report? – as appropriate
- Click Sign:
If you are ordering a Blood Test to be collected later
- From the Orders for Signature screen, select the order(s) in the top part of the screen.
- Complete the following details, mandatory fields are highlighted in yellow, in the bottom of the screen:
- Are you collecting the sample now? – select NO
- Collection Priority – as appropriate
- Reason for request – as appropriate
- Collection Date and Time – as appropriate
- Do you want to print a label? – select YES
- Lead Clinician to receive report? – as appropriate
- Click Sign:
If you are ordering a Blood Test for Phlebotomist Collection
- From the Orders for Signature screen, select the order(s) in the top part of the screen.
- Complete the following details, mandatory fields are highlighted in yellow, in the bottom of the screen:
- Are you collecting the sample now? – select NO
- Collection Priority – as appropriate
- Reason for request – as appropriate
- Collection Date and Time – as appropriate
- Do you want to print a label? – select NO
- Lead Clinician to receive report? – as appropriate
- Click Sign:
